Gary > wrote:
> Janet B wrote:
>>
>> All medications come with fact sheets that lay out possible side
>> effects. My grandsons have had the shots.
>
> Have you ever read those fact sheets though. They'll scare you away
> from anything that you have to take. Even new drug commercials spend
> more time telling you about the side effects rather than the benefits.
>
> IMO, this new vaccine should be up to the young teens. They are almost
> adults and should be given the option whether to take them or not. Of
> course, *some* teens are NOT sexually active so they don't need the
> vaccine until they do start having sex.
>
> It's a fairly new drug and very untested as to long term effects. I
> never had it and neither did you. My daughter never got it either. How
> did we ever survive without this new drug.
>
> IMO, it's a mistake for people to run and get the newest nifty
> vaccines. At least give it a time test first. I never rush right out
> for the newest Windows update. They always find problems later.
>
> I'm with Julie on resisting that vaccine. At least let her daughter
> decide.
>

The problem is this. How many teens do you know that make healthy
decisions about sexuality? The vaccine is given as a course of 3 doses,
given over a 6 month timeframe. No teenager is going to make a
conscientious decision to become sexually active, THEN go get the shot then
wait half a year to act. Not gonna happen. And once you start having sex,
it's almost pointless to then get the vaccine as you've already been
exposed (and will keep getting exposed) to HPV. Whether exposure is to one
of the strains that causes cancer or not is like playing Russian roulette.
That is why the recommended age to get the vaccine is right around the age
of 11-12. Is this really a decision an 11-12 year old could or should be
making? You may think this vaccine isn't necessary, but if you knew even
one woman with cervical cancer from HPV (and they now say all cervical
cancer is caused by HPV) you may think otherwise. Of course you survived
without it. You don't have a cervix.

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